Thanksgiving foods
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are Cranberries?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
Indigenous People's Day takes place on _______.
What is October 11th?
46 ____ (hundred, thousand, million) turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
The first Thanksgiving lasted ___ days.
3
________ [North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia], is the U.S. state that produces the most sweet potatoes.
What is North Carolina?
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for people of this profession.
What are plumbers?
Red Fox James, from the Blackfoot Tribe of Montana, rode over _____ [3000, 3500, or 4000] miles on horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Native Americans.
4000
This Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers.
Who is Big Bird?
Native Americans brought this meat to the first Thanksgiving.
What is Deer (Venison)?
Green Bean casserole was invented by this "Soup" company.
What is Campbell Soup?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in the month of _____.
What is October?
Organized by the United American Indians of New England in ____ (1960, 1970, 1980), the fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving) is recognized as the National Day of Mourning for Native Americans and their allies.
1970
A baby turkey is called _____.
What is a Poult/turkeyling?
This many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal.
5
This type of food, which was included at the first Thanksgiving, is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal
What is Seafood?
The only place in Australia where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
What is Norfolk Island?
There are approximately ___ (125, 145, 175) Indigenous languages spoken in the United States today.
175
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Thanksgiving became an official national holiday in _____.
1870
A Swanson salesman came up with the idea of _____ in late 1953 when he saw that the company had 260 tons of frozen turkey left over after Thanksgiving.
What are TV dinners?
This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving.
What is "Jingle Bells"?
The three largest Native American tribal groupings are ______, ______, and Latin American Indian tribes.
What are Cherokee & Navajo?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak is called ______.
What is a Wattle?
Native tribes held healing ceremonies, known as _______, to celebrate a rewarding hunt/to give gratitude to the spirits for a bountiful harvest/to spiritually prepare a warrior for battle.
What is a powwow/pau-wau?